Hello, lovelies. My name is Arti Shah, and welcome to another episode of A Ray of Sunshine, a journey of an endo warrior and everything in between.

In this episode, we discuss management of endometriosis, diet, and lifestyle changes.

Surgery is not accessible to all due to the financial aspect and because there are only a handful of endometriosis excision specialists in the world.

So, managing this debilitating condition the best way we can, is the only option until we can seek an excision surgery.

The initial challenge is first accepting this condition and then learning how to deal with this new normal. Listen to your body! Making crucial lifestyle changes plays a huge role in managing endometriosis. Following a healthy and anti-inflammatory diet which suits you, exercising the best way you can, strengthening your core and pelvic floor muscles and meditation are a few ways you can manage living with endometriosis.

I took a more holistic approach and found that modalities such as acupuncture for endometriosis and all the other health conditions has had many benefits as they are safe, non-toxic, and support my body to assist natural healing as much as possible.

Disclaimer: The information on this podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

The transcript of the first few minutes of this podcast is presented below:

Hello, lovelies. My name is Arti Shah, and welcome to another episode of A Ray of Sunshine, a journey of an endo warrior and everything in between. Welcome home.

In today's episode, we discuss management of endometriosis, diet, and lifestyle changes. As you know, by now, there is nothing normal about endometriosis or living with this illness. Living with endometriosis is all about creating a new normal because the normal before the diagnosis is thrown out the window. Creating this new normal has a massive impact.

Not only on your physical life, but on your social life, your mental health, your relationships, your education, your career and life as a whole. The Golden standard treatment and the best possible treatment for endometriosis, as discussed in my previous episode, is an excision surgery done by a trained endometriosis excision specialist.

However, this surgery is not accessible to all due to the financial aspect, and because there are only a handful of endometriosis excision specialists in the world. So managing this debilitating condition the best way we can, is the only option. That is, until we seek an excision surgery done by a trained excision endometriosis specialist.

Unfortunately, by this time, the illness has not only worsened, but progressed onto other organs of the body, causing other conditions for most of us. The thing is, even though we have dreams, goals, and aspirations that we want to fulfill, have a successful career, and a beautiful family unit of your own.

It's sometimes stripped away from you because of this demon called endometriosis. For this reason, it's very easy to fall into depression, doubt yourself, feel low and unworthy. But we must channel our mental head space and focus on adjusting this new life with endometriosis. It's really hard, but it's not impossible.

And remember that there is always help, so please seek help, be it professional, or with friends and family who don't judge you based on your illness. The reality is that even though you love getting to be normal and doing normal things, whatever normal is, the truth is you have a condition, and so you need to rest and slow down and listen to your body and how it responds to everything that you need to do.

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